Taken hundreds of hours of additional automotive and business training

True Calling:
Despite all the varied education my true calling has always been fixing cars and I have been at it since 1970. In 1984 I held my breath, closed both eyes and made a very scary jump. I opened a one man shop called Motor Works. Since that time Motor Works has doubled its service bays from 4 to 8, added 1500 square feet of office space, a waiting room, a parts room, 16,000 square feet of parking and our service staff has grown to 6 top industry professionals.

Specialties:
My personal areas of specialization include:

Automotive electrical and computer diagnosis

Automotive drivability diagnosis

Carburetion and fuel injection repair

Classic car restoration

Information technology (computer setup and repair)

Fabrication and repair of obsolete parts

Experience and credentials:

I started “turning wrenches” professionally in 1970 at Southtown Service (a local shop) and would eventually become Head Technician there.

I have been President of Motor Works since March 1984.

I personally have won industry honors including becoming Chicago Division Finalist in the NAPA-ASE Technician of the Year Competition. This occurred three times, making me one of the top 72 Technicians in the Country at the time.

I have taught automotive classes, served on the Advisory Board and assisted in other capacities at Kiswaukee College.

I have even written a technical article for the Bosch Service Center Community on a novel way to interface their newest automotive scanner (the KTS340) with a computer.

Leslie Piatt

Service Writer

Job description:
Leslie is the spark plug that makes Motor Works run on a day to day basis. She answers phones, greets customers, writes estimates, phones for parts, schedules work and routes jobs to technicians. She spends hours providing the details customers require to understand and feel comfortable with the work being performed. Leslie brings a bright infectious sense of humor and technical expertise to her job that is unmatched in the industry.

Awards and special recognition:
ASE Certified Service Writer, serves on Kiswaukee College Advisory Board.

Previous experience:
Ran truck dealership for 13 years.

Personal Interests:
Taking care of her family and puppies, camping, fishing and hunting.

Mark Huff

Master Automotive Technician

Mark is our master diagnostician taking on the hardest of our drivability and electrical work.

Job description:
Mark is our master diagnostician taking on the hardest of our drivability and electrical work. He also performs major engine repairs, differential rebuilding, and is our chief Classic Car Restoration Technician. His welding and fabrication skills are a critical part of breathing new life into old cars. In addition, Mark’s diesel, 4x4, and transmission experience help Motor Works fulfill one of its unique niches.

Education:
Graduated from Kiswaukee College with an Associate’s Degree in Automotive Technology. Mark has hundreds of hours of continuing automotive technology training.

Awards and special recognition:

ASE Master Certified Technician

NAPA/ASE Technician of the Year Chicago Division Award Winner

Hunter Wheel Alignment School

Served on KEC Advisory Board

Previous experience:
Head technician at Farm and Fleet in Sycamore, IL

Personal Interests:
Doting on his wife and newborn son, restoration of antique cars and tractors, radio controlled car racing, and assists his Father with the family farm.

Dan Kedzie

Automotive Service Technician

Dan is our “go to guy” for all the standard services modern vehicles require.

Job description: Dan is our “go to guy” for all the standard services modern vehicles require. Whether it is an oil change, transmission service, cooling system flush, brake job, tune-ups and more, Dan is our man.

Education:
Dan is currently in his final semester and will graduate this spring with his Associates Degree in Automotive Technology from Kiswaukee College. He is the newest member of our staff and we consider ourselves fortunate to have such a bright, pleasant, gung ho young technician.

Personal Interests:
Having been facinated with cars from an early age, Dan has been singularly focused on becomming an automotive technician since he can remember. He has changed the engine in his own car three times and he also helps his father and brother with their automotive chores. Dan’s father has been both a fine service writer and a technician. His mechanical aptitude and hardy work ethic has obviously been passed down to his son.

Dan’s other passion is music. He plays in a local band which is starting to play professionally.

Joe Moberg

Automotive Service Technician

Joe is Mr. Versatility. His most interesting recent job was the removal and refitting of an engine from a 1960 Pontiac Catalina.

Job description:
Joe is Mr. Versatility. His skills include major engine work, cylinder heads, timing belts, engine removal and replacement, drivability and electrical diagnostics, general steering, suspension and brake work. Joe’s most interesting recent job was the removal and refitting of an engine from a 1960 Pontiac Catalina.

Education:
Graduated from Kiswaukee College with an Associate’s Degree in Automotive Technology. Joe has many hours of continuing automotive technology training.

Awards and special recognition:
On the Dean’s List at Kiswaukee College and the National Technical Honor Society Award
Joe is an ASE Master Certified Technician